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The Universe Wreckers
The Collected Edmond Hamilton,
Volume Three
Edmond
Hamilton
Introduction by Eric
Leif Davin
Illustrated
by H.W. "Wesso" Wessolowski, Frank R. Paul, Hugh Rankin, C.C. Senf, J.
Fleming Gould, and Leo Morey
ISBN
9781893887411
$40.00
784 pp. Hardcover
Description
Less than a year after the release of first two volumes of THE
COLLECTED EDMOND HAMILTON (Vol. One: The Metal Giants
and
Others
and Vol. Two: The Star
Stealers: The
Complete Tales of the Interstellar Patrol) Haffner
Press lets no grass grow
under our feet as we announce the next volume of collected stories from
one of the godfathers of Space Opera.
This volume sees Hamilton established not only as a regular contributor
to Weird Tales, but also to Amazing Stories, Hugo Gernback's
new magazine Air Wonder Stories,
and the young upstart publication, Astounding
Stories. Eight of these stories are reprinted for the first
time, including two novels: "Cities in the Air" and "The Universe
Wreckers."
Hamilton's as-yet-unrecognized talent for the short horror story gets a
work-out with "The Plant Revol," "Pigmy Island," and "The Life-Masters."
As with previous volumes in this series, an appendix showcasing the
original pulp magazine illustrations also bulks large with obscura
including reader's letters from the vintage magazines commenting on
these stories, along with editorial correspondence between Hamilton and
his editors.
University of Pittsburgh professor Dr. Eric Leif Davin (and author of Pioneers of Wonder: Conversations with the
Founders of Science Fiction and Partners in Wonder: Women
and the Birth of Science Fiction, 1926-1965) provides a lengthy introduction
placing these Hamilton stories in historical context and shares a
wealth of information on the editorial policies of the commissioning
editors. His website is: http://ericleifdavin.vpweb.com/
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Table of Contents
Introduction by Eric Leif Davin
"Cities in the Air" (Air Wonder Stories Nov, Dec ’29)
"The
Life-Masters" (Weird Tales, Jan ’30)
"The Space
Visitors" (Air Wonder Stories, Mar ’30)
"Evans of
the Earth Guard" (Air Wonder Stories, Apr ’30)
"The Plant
Revolt" (Weird Tales, Apr ’30)
"The
Universe Wreckers" (Amazing Stories May, Jun, Jul ’30)
"The Death
Lord" (Weird Tales, Jul ’30)
"Pigmy
Island" (Weird Tales, Aug ’30)
"Second
Satellite" (Astounding Stories,
Aug ’30)
"World Atavism" (Amazing
Stories, Aug ’30)
"The Man Who Saw the Future" (Amazing Stories, Aug ’30)
Appendix
• Original Pulp Illustrations
• Readers' Letters from Original Magazines
•
Correspondence between Hamilton and the SF Luminaries of the Day
Reviews
TBA
Excerpts
TBA
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beautifully
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